On February 6, 2019, B.C.’s Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner published Investigation Report P19-01, “Full Disclosure: Political parties, campaign data, and voter consent.” The report investigated how political parties manage the personal information of British Columbians, and found parties are generally collecting too much information from potential voters without getting proper consent. In examining how political parties retain and protect the personal information they collect, investigators found a number of deficiencies with retention and audit practices. The report concludes with 17 recommendations for all B.C. political parties.
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Recommendation 1:
All political parties should ensure door-to-door canvassers do not collect the personal information of voters, including but not limited to gender, religion, and ethnicity information unless that voter has consented to its collection.
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All political parties should ensure that door to door canvassers only collect the personal information of individuals they speak to directly and who provide that information voluntarily.
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All political parties should ensure that telephone canvassers only collect the personal information of individuals they speak to directly.
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All political parties should get express consent for the collection of personal information in a petition if that personal information is going to be used for any purpose other than the obvious purpose of promoting the issue or objective of the petition.
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All political parties should prominently provide a succinct and simple explanation of the purposes for gathering the personal information at the point of collection.
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All political parties should ensure they only collect personal information from social media with the consent of the individual.
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All political parties should be transparent about how they profile voters.
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All political parties should collect publicly-available personal information without consent only if there is a reasonable connection between the purpose for collection and the purpose for which the information is publicly available.
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All political parties should only disclose email addresses to social media providers with express consent.
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Recommendation 10:
All political parties should implement regular audits for all electronic systems containing personal information.
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